Koubek Center

Saturn Return
2024-11-02 12:00 (America/New_York) | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez
Spain, France | 2024 | 105 min | Spanish with English subtitles
Saturday, November 2nd at 12:00pm – Koubek Center
Long: Nominated as Spain’s official entry for the 2025 Oscars, Saturn Return is a story of music and passion, with a hypnotic soundtrack.
In the late 1990s, art and culture are at their height in Granada and an indie rock music group is on a quest to record their third LP, which will either propel them to stardom or see them fade into oblivion. Their idea is to have the recording take place in New York, but everything becomes complicated, and the creative process turns into an ordeal. Relationships shatter, rehearsals become self-destructive, and the unbearable pressure from the record label leads to arguments, only interrupted by fleeting moments of happiness. Yet, nobody realizes that they are creating an album that will forever change the music scene for an entire generation.
Inspired by, but not based on, the story of the legendary Spanish band Los Planetas, this beautiful, disruptive drama highlights the complexity in creative work and showcases excellent performances from up-and-coming actors.

Unstoppable
2024-11-02 14:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by William Goldenberg
USA | 2024 | 116 mins | English
Saturday, November 2nd at 2:15pm – Koubek Center
Short: Born without a right leg, Anthony Robles was at first an unlikely candidate for a future NCAA wrestling champion to everyone except the one who mattered most: Himself. This all-star cast (Jennifer Lopez, Jharrel Jerome, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle) tells the rousing tale.
Long: Come for the all-star cast (Jennifer Lopez, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle), stay for the true-life inspiration that will remain with you long after the house lights come up—and quite possibly forever change the way you view what is and is not possible.
Born without a right leg, Anthony Robles (portrayed here by Moonlight and When They See Us breakout star Jharrel Jerome) may have at first been an unlikely candidate for a future winner of a NCAA wrestling championship to everyone except the one who mattered most: Himself.
Based on Robles’ 2012 memoir, this official selection of the 2024 Toronto International Film Fest from the team behind the 2023’s Air deftly interweaves heartfelt family drama and rousing mat-centered sports action for a film that champions the potential outsized benefits of both accessibility and positive mental attitude.

La cocina
2024-11-02 20:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Mexico, USA | 2024 | 139 min | English and Spanish with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, November 2nd at 8:00pm – Koubek Center
Short:
Long: It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the till. All the undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro (Raúl Briones) is the prime suspect. He’s a dreamer and a troublemaker, and in love with Julia (Rooney Mara, Carol), an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship. Rashid, The Grill´s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers so he can “become legal”. But a shocking revelation about Julia compels Pedro to spiral into an act that will stop the production line of one of the city’s busiest kitchens once and for all.
La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, whilst chasing a perhaps unreachable version of the American dream.

Koubek Center & New World School of the Arts (NWSA) Designated Assembly Points
2024-12-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Join us in celebrating the power of assemblage, as we come together to inspire, connect, and drive forward a new era of artistic and social innovation.
“Designated Assembly Points” is more than an exhibition; it is a gathering of minds and spirits ready to ignite transformative change.
This evocative exhibition is designed to celebrate the transformative power of collective creativity and collaborative art practices. This event brings together a diverse array of artists and communities to explore and innovate through unconventional assemblage methods.
By uniting people, objects, and narratives, this exhibition aims to forge meaningful connections and drive social and artistic change. At the heart of “Designated Assembly Points” is the exploration of unconventional art practices and cross-media collaboration. The exhibition will showcase how the fusion of various elements—whether they be artistic techniques, materials, or conceptual approaches—can create dynamic new forms and meanings.
Participants will engage with diverse expressions of assemblage, reflecting on personal and political themes through innovative art forms.

El Lector Por Horas
2025-01-17 20:00 - 2025-01-18 20:00, 2025-01-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
MarGi Happenings, la Feria del Libro de Miami y Koubek Center presentan EL LECTOR POR HORAS, del laureado dramaturgo espanol Jose Sanchis Sinisterra.
EL LECTOR POR HORAS es un drama psicológico donde el protagonista es el lenguaje; una obra en la que la realidad y la ficción se entrelazan para contar la historia de tres enigmáticos personajes: Celso, un acaudalado empresario, su hija invidente Lorena, e Ismael, el lector contratado para leer a Lorena novelas de la literatura universal.
Los tres personajes son interpretados por Ariel Texidó, Anel Perdomo y Andy Barbosa respectivamente, bajo la dirección de Marilyn Romero. En esta pieza Sanchis Sinisterra logra alterar la percepción del teatro como mero medio de entretenimiento dejando intencionales espacios abiertos en la historia que invitan al espectador a completarla y a tener una participación intelectual en la misma.

HIJOS DE LA DIASPORA
2025-02-21 19:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center presents HIJOS DE LA DIASPORA
A documentary screening (Spanish film with English subtitles)
Synopsis: From Scotland to Ecuador, passing through Canada, Spain, and Angola, 21 young Cubans who grew up in 9 countries outside the island tell their experiences of adaptation living between two cultures and the survival of the Cuban identity despite their stories of familial rupture and alienation.
Hijos de la Diaspora is a documentary that investigates the persistence of Cuban culture in recent generations of the diaspora. The 21 participants represent different moments and ways of emigrating from Cuba. Several of them have never visited the island or have vague memories. The documentary investigates the experience of having lived between two cultures: the Cuban home and the country where they grew up. Those interviewed have been raised in the US, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain, among others.
Director: Lunes Oña
Producer: Ileana Perez Drago and Always Lunes
Sound: Manuel Hernandez
Music: Hilda Oramas, Boris Larramendi, Son de Oro
Length: 60 minutes
Year: December 2023
Director’s Bio:
Lunes Oña is a creative director and filmmaker. He was born and raised in a Cuban household in Madrid, lived in Panama for three years, and moved to Miami in 2017 where he finished high school. He’s a Film, TV, and Digital Production major at SEDT MDC graduating in 2025.
In 2019 Oña founded Always Lunes, a creative community platform recognized by Miami New Times as ‘Best Instagram of Miami 2023’, known for its ‘What’s Up? South Florida’ weekly underground calendar covering Miami and Broward, and recurring self-produced live music underground events.

Open House Miami: Spring Equinox at the Koubek Center
2025-02-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Koubek Center, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Join Miami Dade College for a celebration of architecture, arts, and culture during Open House Miami!
For more than five decades, Miami Dade College has stood as a cultural beacon in Miami. On Friday, February 28, the Miami Film Festival, Museum of Art and Design (MOAD), Miami Book Fair, Koubek Center, and Live Arts Miami will showcase their dynamic programs during Open House Miami, a citywide event which captures the community, design, and experiences that define Miami.
Guests are invited to enjoy an immersive evening with a Spring Equinox theme, highlighting architecture, art, music, film, dance, and literature. Since its inception in 1959, MDC has been a cornerstone of culture and education in South Florida. The Spring Equinox event during Open House Miami exemplifies this legacy, offering an opportunity for the community to explore and engage with the unique programs offered by each of MDC’s cultural institutions.
The evening offers the perfect opportunity to savor it all, as we showcase an evening celebrating architecture while embodying the multicultural essence and diverse offerings for which we are renowned.
This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance to reserve a spot.
Highlights include:

Miami Film Festival Shorts: A captivating showcase of unique, independent short films presented on a continuous loop, allowing guests to drop in and experience compelling cinematic stories at any time.
Miami Book Fair Reading Garden: Relax under the stars in Adirondack chairs surrounded by lush greenery. Browse and discover your next favorite book with help from Paddington Bear! Free books, poetry on demand and more.
MOAD Felt Collage Workshop: Dive into your creative side with a hands-on felt collage workshop led by interdisciplinary artist Kristina Reinis. Design unique interior spaces—real or imagined—using felt sheets, scissors, and glue in a playful reimagining of “home.”
MOAD/Koubek Walking Tours: Join Sierra Manno from MOAD and Koubek Center Director Melissa Messulam for an engaging “then and now” walking tour. Explore the history, architecture, and modern-day transformation of the historic Koubek Mansion.
Koubek Center En Residencia Studios: Witness artists in residence as they develop new works across painting, sound healing, and dance, giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look into their creative processes.
Live Arts Miami Interactive Music Workshop: Tap into your inner musician with a live drumming workshop by Alexa Fernandez, Director of Operations at the South Florida Center for Percussive Arts.

The evening will also feature complimentary refreshments, including craft beer from The Tank Brewery, rum seltzers from Casalú, and water provided by Topo Chico and Smartwater.
Free valet parking is available on a first come, first serve basis.
Miami Dade College may document the event, including its attendees. By entering the area, and/or participating in the event, you consent to the recording and its use in any form.

Picnic de Libros - March 15 2025
2025-03-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Koubek Center Gardens, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Koubek Center and Miami Book Fair present Picnic de Libros
Picnic de Libros is a multidisciplinary, bilingual, and free event that aims to bring children closer to literature and the arts through stories, poems, crafts, tongue twisters, riddles, music, and more. There will also be picnic baskets full of books to read and enjoy.

Miami Film Festival 2025
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-13 | FL
Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival is back for its 42nd year to say BIG CHARACTERS DESERVE BIG SCREENS! This year’s Festival (April 3-13) will screen over 200 films from over 45 countries worldwide (including 35 World Premieres!) at venues all over Miami. Celebrity guests include Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Paul Feig (Creator, Bridesmaids), Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You), Diego Calva (Babylon), and so many more!
MFF knows Miami is full of energetic, bold, and unique characters who deserve so much more than watching movies at home. This Festival is a celebration—get up, get out, and get in on all these films, parties, celebrity talks, and more! We’ll see you there! Browse the program and get your tickets today

Silent Partners
2025-04-03 19:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by |Jorge “Jokes” Yanes | 2025 | 82 Minutes | English
Logline | Inspired by true events during Miami’s 1980s drug wars. A psychotic hitman realizes his only shot at a free life
would mean hijacking an elaborate insurance scam.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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The Other Way Around (Volveréis)
2025-04-04 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Jonás Trueba | 2024 | 112 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | After 15 years together, a couple throw a party to celebrate their break up. While some are quite skeptical, they
seem to be sure of their decision. Or are they really?
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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A House on Fire (Casa en flames)
2025-04-04 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Dani de la Orden | 2024 | 105 Minutes | Catalan, Spanish
Logline | Montse’s weekend with the whole family will be perfect… even if she has to burn everything to the ground to make it so.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Talking with Chago (Hablando con Chago)
2025-04-05 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Emilio Oscar Alcalde | 2024 | 92 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | An intimate portrait of the Cuban Renaissance man, Santiago “Chago” Rodríguez, about the deep and complex truth
of how memory is reconstructed in exile.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Cherri
2025-04-05 17:15, 2025-04-12 17:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Fabián Suárez | 2025 | 82 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Cherri is an obese gay man who cares for his elderly husband. When he develops a crush on a handsome security guard he gets taken advantage of.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Adios Cuba
2025-04-05 20:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Rolando Díaz | 2025 | 96 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Caridad, a Cuban theater director exiled in Valencia, Spain, is determined to put together a Play about the exodus of Cubans of the Island.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Espina
2025-04-05 20:15, 2025-04-10 09:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Daniel Poler | 129 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Jonathan, a person who used a wheelchair, recruits two unlikely aides for a wild trip to Panama City to settle a long-held grudge.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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A Weird Kind of Beautiful
2025-04-06 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Gabriel Mayo | 2024 | 80 Minutes | English
Logline | After the funeral of their best friend, someone who hasn’t been seen in 8 years shows up and old secrets come to light.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Chronicles of the Absurd (Crónicas del absurdo)
2025-04-06 17:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Miguel Coyula | 2024 | 77 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Artists Lynn Cruz and Miguel Coyula deploy a string of secret audio recordings to expose the intimidation that independent artists in Cuba have to suffer.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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42nd Street
2025-04-06 20:15 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by Jose Maria Cabral | 2025 | 90 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | After the funeral of their best friend, someone who hasn’t been seen in 8 years shows up and old secrets come to light.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Becoming Vera
2025-04-09 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Sergio Vizuete | 2025 | 87 Minutes | English
Logline | A young pianist battles poverty, unscrupulous music producers and her own insecurities to find a future in the world of Latin Jazz.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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The Python Hunt
2025-04-09 21:00, 2025-04-12 14:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Xander Robin | 2025 | 91 Minutes | English
Logline | Every year, the Florida government invites the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in
the Everglades.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Cuba's Eternal Night (La noche eterna de Cuba)
2025-04-10 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Jordan Allott | 205 | 66 Minutes | Spanish
Logloine | 5 Cubans are filmed in struggle from government repression, scarcity of food and medicine, and the biggest mass
exodus the island ever experienced.
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The Goldsmith’s Secret (El secreto del orfebre)
2025-04-10 18:45, 2025-04-11 21:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by| Olga Osorio | 2025 | 99 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Goya winner Mario Casas (The Invisible Guest) and Goya nominee Michelle Jenner (Berlín) star in the adaptation of
Elia Barceló’s romance novel.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Isla Familia
2025-04-11 18:30 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Abraham Jimenez | 2024 | 85 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | Documents independent journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa during the last years of his life, from the Covid
pandemic in Cuba through his political exile.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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Corina
2025-04-12 13:00 | Koubek Center Theater, 2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL, 33135, United States
Directed by | Urzula Barba Hopfner | 98 Minutes | Spanish
Logline | A 20-year-old housebound woman accidentally compromises her publishing company’s famous book saga. To save her job she must overcome her fears.
The Koubek Center is excited to be partnering with the Miami Film Festival, returning April 3 – 13 all across #Miami.
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